is widely acknowledged as being the ‘lingua franca’ of the modern world. This phrase refers to the adoption of English as the ‘bridging’ language among communities to allow communication between people who do not speak the same language or dialect- making it the leader in education‚ research‚ tourism and the media. However‚ in recent years‚ new competitor languages have emerged to supersede English‚ particularly in multilingual contexts such as the Indian subcontinent. After independence from the
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Religion is one of the hardest words to define in any language. The word itself holds a completely different meaning for each individual person. There is also an infinite number of different religious traditions and beliefs in the world. Because of this it becomes easy to lump certain religions together based on similar belief systems. The problem with this type of grouping is that these religions are so very‚ very different. One example is that of Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam being grouped together
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political system appeared in the world. It seems that an important reason that results in some countries are democratic or some countries not. Therefore‚ this essay will discuss 2 countries America and Cuba‚ which are liberal democracy country and non-democracy (authoritarian regime) country respectively. What are liberal democracies and authoritarian regime? What class of politics system runs in those two countries? How does politics system runs in those two countries and changes them. Following
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play in contemporary society. Discuss. Different varieties of English‚ such as the interesting variety used in Singapore‚ known as ‘Singlish’‚ have an important role to play in our modern society. Singlish in particular serves as a unifying tongue between the diverse cultures and ethnic groups that reside on the island. Although disapproved by the government‚ it continues to convey a unique Singaporean identity and a taste of the local flavour. It does this through the distinctive use of phonology
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The differences between Hinduism and Jainism The differences between Hinduism and Jainism Jainism and Hinduism are two religions of the world that show differences between them when it comes to their concepts and religious beliefs. Three principles of Jainism are non-violence‚ non-absolutism and non-possession. Jainism believes that man should treat all living beings of the world as his own. Hinduism stresses the importance of serenity of living beings. The division of social order is the basic
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The biggest and most obvious differences between the two countries is the language barrier‚ though it is possible to communicate in Spain‚ as 22% of the population speak English as well as Spanish. On the other hand‚ only 1.6% of the Canadian population speak Spanish. Spain is quite a bit more crowded then Canada‚ due to the fact that Spain’s population is larger than Canada by approximately 10 million‚ despite the fact that Spain is 9.5 million square kilometers smaller than Canada. That means
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LEARNING ISSUES 1.1. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT? Leadership and management are two notions that are often used interchangeably. However‚ these words actually describe two different concepts: LEADERSHIP IS A FACET OF MANAGEMENT Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts. The main aim of a manager is to maximize the output of the organization through administrative implementation
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Communication Differences Between the Sexes Through the ages communication between the sexes has been a perplexing subject. It has plagued mankind for centuries‚ but this communication breakdown can be eased if we learn a little bit about the way males communicate verses the way females communicate. Some researchers believe that different styles of communication are developed by nurturing‚ not nature. That communication styles are learned through the way someone has been raised‚ not by how a
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RESEARCH PAPER Discrimination between nests and non-nests is unjust. * Abstract This research paper is about investigating about the discriminations between native English speaker teachers and non-native English speaker teachers. To find the reasons and the effects of this discrimination and to explain it is the most priority of this paper. The data collection method contains interviews and important collections of study from various articles. The data proves the discrimination‚
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Have you ever thought about the difference between assassination and murder? Well‚ i’ll tell you. Assassination is the killing of a political figure usually for political reasons. Murder is the unlawful killing of a person by another person. There are many popular assassinations that we all know one of those assassination being Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was on April 4th 1968 at the lorraine motel in Memphis‚ Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr was well known for being a civil activist
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